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mwooldri

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3. Eff off, America.

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Wed Jan 9, 2013, 08:54 PM

Jan 2013

It may not be in America's best interests if the UK opts out of the European Union but it is the people of the UK to decide this on a referendum. On the other hand... I really don't see a 'no' vote on Europe prevailing because people have too much vested in Europe already. If it does, Labour will be mostly 'yes' to EU, Lib Dems will be all out 'yes', the Tories will be split (hurray!) and UKIP will be barking along the sidelines. Other powers that be will make their voices heard and remind everyone of all the opt outs the UK already has (e.g. not in the Euro, not in Schengen, other opt outs, etc).

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U.S. warns Britain not to drift away from EU [View all] dipsydoodle Jan 2013 OP

Well, bless his heart . . . enlightenment Jan 2013 #1

This. n/t TygrBright Jan 2013 #2

The Eurosceptic response to this would be..... T_i_B Jan 2013 #13

Yes, the EU has more influence. enlightenment Jan 2013 #17

The EU is in need of reform. T_i_B Jan 2013 #19

American Exceptionalism at work! PerceptionManagement Jan 2013 #18

Eff off, America. mwooldri Jan 2013 #3

This idiot does not speak for many of us here. amandabeech Jan 2013 #4

You are assuming dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #7

you are right, it wouldn't be a vote on party lines. mwooldri Jan 2013 #20

no guarantee that a non-EU UK would be accepted into a free trade agreement ? dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #21

You're right. Conservatives are the group that most wants to leave the EU (68%-24%). pampango Jan 2013 #8

There's a not insignificant cadre of people who don't like the EU in UK. MADem Jan 2013 #5

the crux... andypandy Jan 2013 #10

And it is good for America...And the world economy as a whole. SkyDaddy7 Jan 2013 #11

I think your conclusion is probably accurate, but there are a lot of voices in UK lately who are MADem Jan 2013 #16

I believe the EU's haphazard response to the Great Recession soured a lot of opinions. Selatius Jan 2013 #6

It also had a lot to do with... SkyDaddy7 Jan 2013 #12

i doubt it. andypandy Jan 2013 #14

No confusion here... SkyDaddy7 Jan 2013 #15

Yet another reason for the UK to be encouraged to leave the EU... Ghost Dog Jan 2013 #9